autocratic

UK:  [.ɔːtə'krætɪk]

US:  [.ɔtə'krætɪk]

adj.

1.独裁的,专制的

2.独裁,独断独行;专横跋扈,专横霸道的

1 . He made no mention of his host, President Hosni Mubarak, a snub surely noticed by Egypt's autocratic ruler of nearly three decades.
比外，他也丝毫没有提及他的东道主，霍斯尼.穆巴拉克总统，这位30多年来在位的独裁统治者当然也注意到了这一冷落怠慢的行为。

2 . the irascible, autocratic Ford would prove as inept a chief executive in his later years as he had been brilliant in his youth.
而事实证明，性情暴躁且专横的福特虽然年轻时才华横溢，但到了晚年却变成了一个无能的首席执行官。

3 . Perhaps, although it's not all that clear that they were less happy than their counterparts in less autocratic societies.
事实也许如此，尽管我们并不清楚处于较开明社会的艺术家是否比他们更好过。

4 . Pakistan's president says his country, is ushering in a new era of democracy following years of his autocratic rule.
巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫说，巴基斯坦在经历了他多年的专制统治后，正走向一个新的民主时代。

5 . Saleh's autocratic regime has been a U. S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida, but the U. S. has been pressing him to negotiate his exit.
萨利赫总统的专制政权已经成为美国在对抗基地组织方面的一个联盟了，但是美国一直在强迫他商谈让他退位。